Democrats are holding their 1st primary debate in Georgia since 1992. A lot has changed since then.

Stacey Abrams.
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The Democratic National Committee has Georgia on its mind.

Wednesday night's Democratic debate is being held in Atlanta, and this is the first time the DNC has chosen Georgia for a primary debate in 27 years, The Guardian reports. While the state has been reliably red for the last 20 years, the party is optimistic about turning it purple, thanks to more Democrat-friendly voters moving to and becoming eligible to vote in Georgia and candidates like Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic leader of the state House.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.